City of Colorado Springs  
City Hall  
107 N. Nevada Avenue  
Colorado Springs, CO  
80903  
Work Session Meeting Agenda - Final  
Council Work Session  
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Monday, October 21, 2024  
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Estimated agenda item times are provided for planning purposes and do not constitute notice  
of a specific time for any item. Items may take more or less time than estimated. City  
Council may amend the order of items.  
1. Call to Order and Roll Call  
2. Changes to Agenda  
3. Regular Meeting Comments  
4. Review of Previous Meeting Minutes  
4.A.  
24-586  
City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes October 7, 2024  
Est. Time: 5  
Minutes  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
10-7-24 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Final  
5. Executive Session  
5A. Open  
5B. Closed  
6. Staff and Appointee Reports  
24-583  
6.A.  
6.B.  
Presentation of Recommendations from the Law Enforcement  
Transparency and Advisory Commission (LETAC)  
Presenter:  
Sherryl Dillon, Commissioner  
Attachments:  
LETAC Recommendations  
24-585  
Agenda Planner Review  
Est. Time: 5  
Minutes  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
Agenda Planner Review 10-21-24  
7. Presentations for General Information  
7.A.  
24-605  
Downtown Development Authority Annual Report  
Est. Time: 20  
Minutes  
Presenter:  
Susan Edmonson, President and CEO Downtown Partnership  
Chelsea Gondeck, Executive Director, Downtown BID  
Attachments:  
10.21.2024 DDA & BID City Council  
8. Items for Introduction  
8.A.  
24-361  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
A Resolution Approving the 2025 Budget for the Colorado Springs  
Downtown Development Authority in Colorado Springs Colorado  
Presenter:  
Susan Edmondson, President & CEO, Downtown Partnership  
Chelsea Gondeck, Executive Director, Downtown BID  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
02_Res to Approve Budget for DDA_10 21 24  
2025 Preliminary DDA budget  
8.B.  
24-360  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
A Resolution Fixing and Certifying the 2024 Tax Levy for Taxes  
Payable in 2025 at 5.000 Mills for the Colorado Springs Downtown  
Development Authority in Colorado Springs, Colorado  
Presenter:  
Susan Edmondson, President & CEO, Downtown Partnership  
Chelsea Gondeck, Executive Director, Downtown BID  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
01_Res to Fix Mill Levy for DDA_10 21 24  
10.21.2024 DDA BID City Council  
8.C.  
24-485  
Est. Time: 15  
minutes  
A Resolution to Amend Resolution Nos. 208-23 and 59-24  
Increasing the 2024 Mesa Basin and Sand Creek Basin Drainage  
Fees.  
Presenter:  
Richard Mulledy, P.E., Public Works Director;  
Erin Powers, P.E., Stormwater Compliance Program Manager  
Attachments:  
SW-DrainageFeesAmendRES-2024-09-24  
Exhibit A_Proposed 2024 Fee Schedule  
Exhibit B_Ownership Exhibit  
Exhibit C_Current 2024 Fee Schedule  
Signed Resolution No. 59-24  
Resolution No. 208-23  
8.D.  
24-362  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
A Resolution Approving the 2025 Budget for Pikes Peak Regional  
Building Department  
Presenter:  
Roger Lovell, Building Official, Pikes Peak Regional Building  
Department  
Erin Garcia, Finance Director, Pikes Peak Regional Building  
Department  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
2025 PPRBD Budget Resolution-10-21-24  
2025 Budget  
2025 Budget Presentation - City Council Work Session  
8.E.  
24-356  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
A Resolution Summarizing Expenditures and Revenues, Adopting  
a Budget, and Appropriating Funds for the Colorado Springs  
Briargate General Improvement District 2021, Colorado Springs,  
Colorado, for the Calendar Year Beginning on the First Day of  
January 2025 and Ending on the Last Day of December 2025  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
02_Res to Adopt Budget and Appropriate for Briargate GID 2021_10 21  
24  
2025 Briargate GID 2021 Budget  
Briargate GID 2021 Map  
8.F.  
24-355  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
A Resolution Fixing and Certifying a 4.409 Mill Levy for the  
Colorado Springs Briargate General Improvement District 2021,  
Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the 2025 Budget Year  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
01_Res to Fix Mill Levy for Briargate GID 2021_10 22 24  
8.G.  
24-359  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
A Resolution Summarizing Expenditures and Revenues, Adopting  
a Budget, and Appropriating Funds for the Colorado Springs  
Marketplace at Austin Bluffs General Improvement District,  
Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the Calendar Year Beginning on  
the First Day of January 2025 and Ending on the Last Day of  
December 2025  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
02_Res to Adopt Budget for MAB GID_10 21 24  
MAB GID 2025 Budget  
MARKETPLACEATAUSTINBLUFFSGID-Tax-Map  
8.H.  
24-358  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
A Resolution Fixing and Certifying a 50.00 Mill Levy for the  
Purpose of Servicing Debt on the General Obligation Bonds of the  
Colorado Springs Marketplace at Austin Bluffs General  
Improvement District, Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the 2025  
Budget Year  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
01_Res to Fix Mill Levy for Briargate GID 2021_10 22 24  
24-322  
8.I.  
A Resolution Approving the City’s Investment Policy  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
Exhibit A - Summary of recommended investment policy updates -  
07-03-24  
Resolution Update Investment Policy 07-22-24  
Clean - City of Colorado Springs Investment Policy - 04-2024  
Redlined - City of Colorado Springs Investment Policy - 04-2024  
8.J.  
24-590  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
An Ordinance Creating A New Section 507 (Waiver Of Rights Of  
First Refusal And First Offer On Qualifying Multifamily Residential  
Or Mixed-Use Rental Properties) Of Part 5 (Acquisition And  
Disposition Of Real Property Interests) Of Article 2 (City  
Properties) Of Chapter 3 (Public Property And Public Works) Of  
The Code Of The City Of Colorado Springs 2001, As Amended,  
As Related To Colorado House Bill 24-1175 And A Local  
Government’s Right Of First Refusal And First Offer To Purchase  
Qualifying Property For The Purpose Of Providing Long-Term  
Affordable Housing Or Mixed-Income Development  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President Pro Tem and  
Councilmember At Large  
Attachments:  
ORD - Waiver of HB24-1175  
8.K.  
24-584  
Est. Time: 10 min  
A Resolution authorizing the acquisition of real property and a  
temporary easement using PPRTA funds for the Marksheffel Road  
- North Carefree to Dublin Project  
Presenter:  
Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, City Engineer/Deputy Public Works  
Director  
Kellie Billingsley, Real Estate Services Manager  
Attachments:  
1_Southwest Equity_Trigon - Location Map  
2_Southwest Equity_Trigon - Resolution  
3_Resolution - Exhibits A B and C  
4_Resolution - Exhibits D and E  
5_Resolution - Exhibits F and G  
6_Marksheffel - Southwest Equity_TrigonL&C Presentation  
9. Items Under Study  
10. Councilmember Reports and Open Discussion  
11. Adjourn